St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-11-19
WAS " MERE LUcK7

The home and the nest.
-Nargaref T. Sas2sser, in Cosgregatioaalisf
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WAS " MERE lUCk7
The Success Of . Ge.tls.ssly Lad W.
Was Kind and Polite as An Tinses a.d
Au Plaeea.
There was = frantic cry Of ''whOa!''
''whoa!' and the driver Of "No. T.
put down the brake and the car came
TO stand-still just as runaway horse
dragging but fragment Of a carriage
dashed past. Men, women and chill
dren ran in various directions. some ol
them trying to keep out Of the horse i
track. and others, more venturcsome.
making Intellectual attempts to seize
the dangling bride.
Mr.. Lord was unfolding the Bee.
whici always reached him about the
time he started ..lown town." when
the comm0tion outside attT1cted his ~
tcntion.
LOOK o4s s-~ y0ur old ba,ket"-
and slight kick compsvs~s- -v.r.
turned Il In their haste and excite
ment, colored woman and two boys
had actually collided; q the sause time.
finding street car IN unyielding back
ground.
Herbert Atkinson, nearly tumbling
into the basket Of freshly launirieti
clothes. which the woman in her fright
had dropped. Indignantly applied the
force necessary to scatter the immacu-
late linen upon the dusty street.
With a fierce scowl and mutteresl
oath. he Immediately sprang upon the
car. Other vehicles standing near.
completely blocked the passage. and
while trouble was imminent (for the
drivers were loud in cxpostulation).
Mr.. Lorl gave his attention to the
scene just under his window.
Excuse me. madam" said the other
boy. lifting his hat. which he was in the
act Of placing on his head. after pick
ing himself up from the pavement,
where he for n moment had fallen.
when, during the scramble for safety.
both the woman and Herbert had
drought up" against him.
Eyer didn't do it honey. yer noways
ter blame," was the answer.
As she reached for the basket. she
groaned. and George Graham ex-
claimed; care you hurt?'' and while
she with one hand was tightly holding
the bruised and sprained wrist. he was
very carefully gathering up the now
soiled garments. brushing. shaking and
folding.
When the car started, every thing
had been arranged. and the manly lad
was walking away with the washer.
woman's load.
Mr.. Lord returned to his paper. first
looking at his own advertisement,
which read something like this:
wanted, ct this once, m hoaest and gentle
manly boy, about sixteen yesss Of aGe, who has
hone in the city. None but N opt SCHOLAR.
ss twelve o'clock to-dsy"
Mr.. Lords experience in advertising
was such that he congratulated himself
on the short notice he had given. trust
ing that the right boy would be ON
hand. and he not panied as he would
be il obliged to turn away many apPli-
cants from the place.
A little before noon, his wife came
in for q chat. leaving their little Annie
with him for an hour. rs Was her Gus.
tom when out at this time.
..Papa's little Rest has come. has
she?' rs he took the child in his lap.
In one Of his happy hours, he often
said. rs he gave himself up to . frolic
with his little girl.
%. Pa. Dinah has hurt her hand and
tumbled down in the street. Il was
something about horse and car-any
way, mamma has packed basket Of
food for her and taken her home. 1t
was no matter bout the tumbled
clothes, mamma told her."
"Yes. dear, but who il Dinah?" see
ing that the child was too much inter-
ested to think Of any thing else just
then.
20. she helps Mary wash. and some
times takes the clothes home with her.
Pa, there is the very boy who brought
the basket for her. coming here" ~
she looked from the window.
ut is twelve o'clock. darling, I must
attend to little business. You may
stay here with me-"
.John," through . speaking tube.
..you may send up the boys in the or
der in which they come"
Good morning. and . youth po-
litely removed his hat, - he responded
70 the pleasant greeting.
A progressing face and evidently .
well-informed boy Of sixteen. bright
and active. with . letter from . well.
known man. which read something
like this: james Armstrong b the son
Of an cid friend Of mine. Hes . ine
scholar: Please give hin > paaee aad
ebliees" "ots.